Contemporary Paintings
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands.
'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
House-Cat-Mouse /// Contemporary Landscape Spooky Girl Countryside Moon Farm Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "House-Cat-Mouse"
Series: Americana
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2021
Medium: O...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Warm Evening
Located in Zofingen, AG
Warm Evening (from the series City Stories)
This painting captures the intimate charm of an urban evening, where the glow of café lights spills into the street and strangers become ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"June's Captivation"
By Tim Rees
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Timothy Rees was fascinated with drawing throughout his youth and after high school pursued a degree in animation. The pull to painting portraits and figures was strong, however, le...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Held Without Holding
Located in Zofingen, AG
Set against a vibrant floral dress, the dog rests in the woman’s arms — not held back, but held close. Her gesture is not control, but care. The painting captures a shared moment of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sea Within - Gifts of the Silent Tide
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Sea Within — Journey Between Light and Silence.
A visual meditation on strength and serenity, this work is part of the Sea Within series — where the ocean becomes a metaphor ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Adore, Cherish and Love You - Abstract Brown Tone Graffiti Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Wild Anemone - Botanical Painting Metallic Gold Flowers Leaves Wildflowers, 2024
By Margot Glass
Located in Kent, CT
This delicate contemporary botanical drawing is made with metallic gold acrylic on archival paper, painted black. The exploration of ephemerality, and the fragility of a wild anemone...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Sea music
Located in IT
120x194cm (124x198 cm full size)
original painting on canvas
hand signed
one-of-a-kind
One of a kind.
The canvas is shipped rolled, not framed
Katarina's works are in private colle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$5,732 Sale Price
20% Off
Crescent Moon Late May - Night Sky Stars Green Woods Water Trees Landscape, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
The night sky over the densely treed forest of Hennen's Wyatt Mountain, Virginia home is the subject of this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel set...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Beauty in the Eyes of Beholder -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Duet"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Unite...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Resin
$30,000
This Morning there was Fog - Oil Paint - 1996
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on board realized in 1996.
Hand signed, dated and titled on rear.
With a painted wooden frame which is part of the painting.
Very good condition.
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Know Yourself - Original Dramatic Abstract Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pink Abstract - Original Expressive Colorful Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Contemporary modern white wall sculpture painting relief Tabula Alba II
By Eliza Kopec
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Tabula Alba II is a unique contemporary modern painting relief by renowned Polish-Dutch artist Eliza Kopec. This painting relief is a typical example of her preferred abstract geomet...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Carrie Bradshaw says good bye. From the Art, Culture & Society series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting On Canvas. Whispers Of The Jungle
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
The painting is done in oil on canvas using professional Winsor & Newton and Rembrandt paints. The surface is constructed through successive layers of greens, blues, and reds, with a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Castaway - Abstract Playful Earth Tone Textural Paint Splat Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Jax - Abstract Contemporary Colorful Expressive Mixed Media Pop Art on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Where Fire Sleeps: The Bay of Vesuvius
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work predates my current series, but shows the emotional seed of what later became.This piece is a meditation on resilience — on how we live, create, and love with full awarenes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
After a Little While Maria Came Out - Oil Paint - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized in 1990s.
Hand signed on rear, undearable.
Titled on rear.
With a painted wooden frame which is part of the painting.
Very good condition.
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pomegranate Pinky Red Pocket Painting, oil paint, still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Pinky Red Pomegranate (canvas size 7.5x7.5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shall I Compare You To Summer Days - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
You Are A Super Hero - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
By Susan Gale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
"PaperLandscape" Abstract Paint , Original Art on Canvas made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: PaperLandscape – 40x50 cm – Mixed Media on Canvas
Year: 2019
Support: Stretched canvas on wooden frame, depth 3.5 cm, ready to hang, no frame required.
Technique: Hand-painted...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper
Peripheral Dream - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
By Susan Gale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
Farfalle - Original Abstract Vibrant Colorful Geometric Shape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designs, shapes, and colors find a balance between a polite instinct and a domesticated confusion within the cubist-inspired artworks by Tuscan artist Federico Pinto Schmid...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Forget Me, No
Located in Zofingen, AG
A stubborn, vulnerable plea — to refuse, yet still hold on.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
I Used to Dream - Original Figurative Vibrant Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
Small contemporary modern blue wall sculpture painting relief BL15LH
Located in Doetinchem, NL
BL15LH is a unique small size contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief by German artist Dieter Kränzlein. This sculpture relief is carved from a single block of limestone, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Limestone
Black Fascinator - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Frammenti" Original Drawing Large Size- Art by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: Fragments
Artist: Marilina Marchica (1984, Agrigento – Italy)
Year: 2024
Medium: Charcoal on high-quality Fabriano paper
Size: 50 x 70 cm
Frame: Custom handmade frame availabl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Big Ben, Oil Painting
By Karen Barton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A bison peeks in from the side, its massive presence softened by a neutral beige backdrop. The thick, rugged texture of its coat contrasts beautifully with the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pigeons" Group of Birds in Layered Hand Cut Paper and Watercolor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Pigeons" is an original piece by Nayan and Vaishali made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measuures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped in the featured...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Hope - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Mixed Media, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
A Gentleman's Morning -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Mor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Doves Flying - Abstract Pastel Tone Textural Dove Graffiti Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
When Time Becomes The Idol - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Rubik Game
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“When Time Becomes the Idol” is a visual meditation on humanity’s restless obsession with controlling time, often driven by fear, impatience, or the illusion of abandonment. In a wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Field and Orchard (Land and Skyscape with Open Field and Dark Treeline)
Located in Hudson, NY
Field and Orchard (Land and Skyscape with Open Field and Dark Treeline) by David Konigsberg
2025, oil on panel, 23.5 x 24 inches
Konigsberg is a conceptual realist who works across ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Dreamers - Original Feminine Figurative Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Second Story - Orange Olive Green Yellow Ochre Blue White Abstract, 2017
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are bright an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Indian Paradise Flycatcher" Delicate Miniature Bird in Watercolor Layered Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Indian Paradise Flycatcher" is an original piece by Nayan and Venus made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Rachele - Oil Paint - 2000
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized in 2000.
Hand signed, titled and dated on rear.
Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 53x38.
Very good condition except for some very minor losses of color.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
I remember the sweetness of life - Dreamy soft atmospheric waterfall painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A moment in time and nature, "I remember the sweetness of life" is the latest in my water series, and exploration of dawn in the wild, the sweetness of the light and foamy water as i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woodpecker Green Pocket Painting 9c, original painting, still-life, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Green Woodpecker (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bunny Wood in Late Autumn, original painting, landscape, nature
Located in Deddington, GB
This work is an interpretation of an autumn woodland in bright sunshine. The colours are drawn from soft autumnal greens, ochres and flaming oranges with flashes of golden yellow whe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sister Bloom - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Sister Bloom" is an enchanting example of contemporary botanical art that marries organic abstraction with symbolic folk influences. This unique painting was creat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Passion
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by a deep exploration of spiritual themes. His use of repetition in form—particularly with his beloved bunnies—serves ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
$14,750
Autumn Melody
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a warm and peaceful autumn day. A man sits alone with his guitar, playing music under the golden canopy of a tree. The bright yellow leaves, soft shadows, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Red Barn Through the Shadows, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A large red barn sits in the middle of a bright lime green field. A dirt road winds inward, flanked by two trees that cast long shadows across the grass. Fence ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
View of Rome - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
Category
1970s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bird. Ocean, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A great blue heron stands on a sandy shore, shown in profile with its long neck elegantly curved and its legs extended. Abstract shapes in the background evoke ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
''Sparrows'' Dutch Contemporary Fresco Painting with Two Sparrows, Birds
Located in Utrecht, NL
The pronounced technique is the first thing that strikes you when viewing the works of Jan Grotenbreg (1946). It is innovative and unique. The result of his idiosyncratic working met...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Elvis’s JetStar
Located in Zofingen, AG
In 1962, Elvis Presley purchased one of the world’s first four-engine business jets — the iconic Lockheed JetStar. Luxuriously equipped with leather seats, a bar, a bedroom, and even...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Onlookers" Original Oil Painting of Horses in a Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Richard Rodriguez's (US based) "Onlookers" is an original oil painting that depicts a gathering of horses.
My Background
Brushes, pallet knives, scrapers & squeegees are used with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Oil Painting On Canvas "The Luminous Moment #3 Green And Purple"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"The Luminous Moment #3 Green and Purple" is a painting from a new series exploring the relationships between human and animal forms and two predominant complementary colors: Green a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Seeing Bloom - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Seeing Bloom" is a striking original painting that fuses abstract botanical symbolism with a rich, earthen palette, capturing the viewer's attention through its el...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Clementine Bright & Pear Green Speckled Pocket Painting 2, diptych, original
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Bright Clementine 2c (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Doves 2007
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very nice early Hunt Slonem of Doves with vintage frame selected by the artist
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$11,800
Contemporary paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary Paintings>paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hunt Slonem, Steven Miller, Howard Tangye, and Irena Orlov. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary paintings, so small editions measuring 0.75 inches across are also available.
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